Foreign involvement in the Syrian Civil War

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad said Nov. 10 he was ready to study a UN plan to "freeze" fighting in the northern city of Aleppo, a statement from his office said.
      
"President Assad has been informed by (UN envoy Staffan) de Mistura of the main points of his initiative," said the statement issued after the two men held talks in Damascus.
      

Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu has accused Syrian forces of committing massacres in and around Aleppo and said Turkey would face a major new refugee crisis if Syria's second city were to fall into his hands.

The coalition fighting the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) must now save Syria's second city Aleppo as moderate rebels face destruction by attacks from forces loyal to President Bashar al-Assad and jihadi militants, France's foreign minister said.